After-Abortion Stories

Choices

It was a year and 3 months ago that I got a huge promotion and the opportunity to go away for 4 months of professional training. I worked hard for an opportunity like this. When I arrived I was surprised to meet a man that actually interested me. I had given up on...

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Sweet Sweet Sorrows

I felt like it was time to share my story in hopes to help with my healing journey. For context I am a 21 year old mother to three living children and currently going through a divorce. After my husband and I decided to separate in June of 2022, I started dating...

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What if things were different

Ever since I took the pill and went through the process and I’ve been feeling regret ever since. It’s been about 2 months since I last saw my ex and that happened to be the time we weren’t careful. Soon enough, a month later and I realized my period was late. I...

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One Year On

It has been one year and 6 weeks since I discovered your accidental existence. I was hungover, having partied hard the night before off the back of finishing an intense PGCE training placement. I knew I was late for my period: I was quite vague as to how late. Given...

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No Sedation Surgical Abortion 10 Weeks

I remember the feeling of dread when I was told that a surgical abortion was done under “twilight sedation”. This means that you are not fully asleep, but you are very relaxed. This is beneficial to many people seeking abortions… but I could not get comfortable with...

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Pride and Shame

The oddest part of an unplanned pregnancy is the disgust and shame I felt with my own body for betraying me. I’m young, active and very much not ready for motherhood (and may never be). The minute I saw those two lines I panicked, even though I live in a state where I...

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Mom/Grandma

Mom/grandma I was 18 & engaged when I found out I was pregnant, now I am 66 years old. My only "excuse" for having an abortion is I would have been 5 months pregnant at my wedding. Looking back, I realize how stupid I was. If I was in love with the man I was...

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Religious Guilt

I came from a very religious family. I had a medicated abortion in December 2022. It was a very traumatic experience, BITH physically & psychologically. It’s February now and the trauma and anxiety is still extremely prominent. It is breathing down my neck every...

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I Thought I Would Have Been Ready

I've been with my partner for just over a year. We are in our late twenties, we have a great relationship, stable incomes and a good home. I found out I was pregnant over a month ago now, and I was shocked. I felt terrified and almost angry at my body, then I felt...

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